San Jose Mercury Editorial

[Nancy Bunker]

In response to the article by David Burt on the subject Filters keep smut
away from kids

>Wilfred Drew (Call me "Bill")commented;  
>I do find this editorial to be very well written and I think this issue
needs to be openly debated.

I would like to say that you are both right.  This issue is very important
for debate. It was very seriously debated earlier in the summer, as I am
sure everyone on the list remembers well. I wonder, what is the purpose of
reopening this debate in this forum?  There are many definitions of debate,
one of which is to discuss with the purpose of arriving at a consensus.
This issue will never reach that point with this group or any other group of
librarians.  If the purpose of the debate is to inform both sides of the
issues involved, that has already been accomplished.  I have the feeling
that both these gentlemen have thrown down a gauntlet.  I hope that we can
move on without picking it up. 
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Nancy Bunker
Coordinator of Reference Services
Whitworth College Library
Spokane, WA  99251-0901
(509)777-4481    nbunker at whitworth.edu